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Old 02-16-2013, 02:28 AM
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I'm ordering my brand new mtrs today 35x12.5x15, can anyone running these let me know your take on them, my xj is definately going to see some pretty serious wheelin, but I don't have a trailer so it has to drive the trails and back.
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Its an odd tread design but I have heard good things about them. My next set of shoes will be KM2's
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KM2 ftw.
Km2's were definately in the running, but I have read about the sidewalls being weak. And I ran 31 km2s and I put a hole in one of the sidewalls. Seeing as I won't have a spare for a while, it would be a real shame to drive to some trails and tear a sidewall
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Im going with the mtrs same size. They run them all over out here moab koh and the desert. my friend runs them and absolutley loves them more stable on the road and awesome traction in the rocks and mud
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Km2 all day
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Mickey Thompson baja claws in 35s. These tires look mean and have great traction on every surface.
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But claws wear pretty bad
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I just stepped up to 35s in the kevlars. I ran 33s in the kevlars now for about a year and like them alot! One of my favorite tires! My 33s worked perfect on rocks in Disney and Clayton Oklahoma. Plenty of sidewall traction even aired down to 10lbs and no beadlocks. My wheelin buddy runs KM2s and those are awesome too. He goes everywhere I do! Haha!
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Originally Posted by ohio95xj
I'm ordering my brand new mtrs today 35x12.5x15, can anyone running these let me know your take on them, my xj is definately going to see some pretty serious wheelin, but I don't have a trailer so it has to drive the trails and back.
I've had mine for 1.5 years love em , they clean out nice. Aren't real loud and do well on the trails,rocks,mud
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Originally Posted by xj1
I just stepped up to 35s in the kevlars. I ran 33s in the kevlars now for about a year and like them alot! One of my favorite tires! My 33s worked perfect on rocks in Disney and Clayton Oklahoma. Plenty of sidewall traction even aired down to 10lbs and no beadlocks. My wheelin buddy runs KM2s and those are awesome too. He goes everywhere I do! Haha!
This is the kind of thing I'm looking for lol, ordered them today from a local shop, I'm getting 4 35x12.5x15 and new cragar soft 8's(shocker lol) for 1250.00 mounted and balenced after taxes. And I have free balencing and rotating for the life of the tires
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Ran first gen MTRs on my Blazer and they were great on the road, in the rocks, and awsome in the snow. The KM2s I ran on my Cherokee were good in the rocks, and work great in the snow, but the sidewalls sucked.
Running Cooper STTs on the Cherokee now and I really like them good traction and stronger sidewalls.
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I've run both MT/R's and KM2's. I'm not yet convinced my current KM2's perform any better. But they are a bit quieter on the road.

I'm confident you won't regret them, they are a good tire
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I LOVE THE MTRS i have had mine for about a year they are tough as hell i want the same tires next go around
i dd mine with locked axles and the tires arent wearing bad atal
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I have 32" MTR's, they perform great, clean out great in the mud, and they stick to the rocks like glue. Plus, I've driven through cedar branches several times with no sidewall damage.


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